Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series User Manual

PurposeCommand or Action
(Optional) Sets the unique EventID or ConfigID used by the Configuration
Engine. If you enter this command, do not enter the cns id interface num
{dns-reverse | ipaddress | mac-address} [event] [image] command.
cns id {hardware-serial | hostname |
string string | udi} [event] [image]
Example:
RemoteSwitch(config)# cns id hostname
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For { hardware-serial | hostname | string string | udi }, enter
hardware-serial to set the switch serial number as the unique ID,
enter hostname (the default) to select the switch hostname as the
unique ID, enter an arbitrary text string for string string as the unique
ID, or enter udi to set the unique device identifier (UDI) as the unique
ID.
Enables the Cisco IOS agent, and initiates an initial configuration.
cns config initial {hostname | ip-address}
[port-number] [event] [no-persist] [page
page] [source ip-address] [syntax-check]
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For {hostname | ip-address}, enter the hostname or the IP address of
the configuration server.
Example:
RemoteSwitch(config)# cns config
initial 10.1.1.1 no-persist
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(Optional) For port-number, enter the port number of the configuration
server. The default port number is 80.
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(Optional) Enable event for configuration success, failure, or warning
messages when the configuration is finished.
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(Optional) Enable no-persist to suppress the automatic writing to
NVRAM of the configuration pulled as a result of entering the cns
config initial global configuration command. If the no-persist
keyword is not entered, using the cns config initial command causes
the resultant configuration to be automatically written to NVRAM.
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(Optional) For page page, enter the web page of the initial
configuration. The default is /Config/config/asp.
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(Optional) Enter source ip-address to use for source IP address.
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(Optional) Enable syntax-check to check the syntax when this
parameter is entered.
Though visible in the command-line help string, the encrypt,
status url, and inventory keywords are not supported.
Note
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.end
Example:
Switch(config)# end
Step 17
Verifies your entries.show running-config
Example:
Switch# show running-config
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How to Configure the Configuration Engine

Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Specifications

General

Layer	Layer 2
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Available on some models
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	32 MB
MAC Address Table Size	8000
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C (32 to 113°F)
Ports	24 or 48 x 10/100/1000